Wargame: AirLand Battle Official Thread

Krauter · 05-11-13, 07:17 PM

Just so the W:EE thread can remain focus on European Escalation.

Krauter · 05-11-13, 07:19 PM

Anyone feel like doing a themed battle? I was reading on the forum about a themed Vietnam War decks that people are doing. I was wondering if anyone wanted to do some battles with similar themes?

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05-11-13, 09:25 PM

Meh, I dont know if Im into the whole themed battle idea, I like just going in with a deck and trying to win

andritsos · 05-13-13, 12:30 PM

I bought it, and apparently i have the feeling to be the successor of world in conflict ( my favourite tactical game i ever played ) , but on a bigger scale even tho maybe less chaotic.
However until now i have a bit of a hard time to get used to the whole game, the controls with the mouse and that in my opinion it seems more clumsy compared to WiC for now. Is there a way to make the camera rotate by putting the mouse on the sides of the screen?

but i am in love about the huge quantity of vehicles/ planes

05-13-13, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by andritsos

I bought it, and apparently i have the feeling to be the successor of world in conflict ( my favourite tactical game i ever played ) , but on a bigger scale even tho maybe less chaotic.
However until now i have a bit of a hard time to get used to the whole game, the controls with the mouse and that in my opinion it seems more clumsy compared to WiC for now. Is there a way to make the camera rotate by putting the mouse on the sides of the screen?

but i am in love about the huge quantity of vehicles/ planes

You should be able to make it rotate by holding the mouse scroll wheel down and moving the mouse left or right

Its different and takes some getting used to but its a great game I think!

05-21-13, 10:03 PM

Thoughts on the newest patch?! Go!

andritsos · 05-24-13, 06:17 AM

One thing i find quite annoying with all the latest matches i had played is that there is too much 'camping'/ 'bubbling'. like players rushing to reach a sort of place in the middle or just below the middle of their map, and ammassing their units there/SAM's and doing nothing. Just waiting for any attempt to sparehead.
So in whatever attempt you do to attack them to break this boring stalemate( or i am not able to) , you are getting crushed.
Also when an opportunity arises if there's some movement and i go for it, most of the times my other teammates do nothing to support and stay in their respective bubble/camping leading again to catastrophic results ( my deck alone cant cope to CAS, push forward and support all at the same time). Maybe its me that i wouldnt want to wait minutes and minutes doing close to nothing apart some micronaging of infantry

Lastly a noticeable change i saw was in SAM's, now their range is incredibly nerfed against helos( IMHO, i'd prefer if the become a bit more agile)

Arclight · 05-24-13, 07:20 AM

IR SAMs do well against helos; their effectiveness against fixed-wing was reduced because the regular MANPADS/IR-SAM spam made use of ground attack planes suicidal at best.

I'm guessing you're a NATO player?

Biggles · 05-24-13, 07:38 AM

Oberon · 05-24-13, 07:45 AM

Damn...tactical nuclear strikes...that's a game changer right there.

I hope that they do a DLC with this kind of campaign ported to Germany/West Europe. That would be...beautiful.

One week to go...

bertieck476 · 05-24-13, 01:20 PM

It looks awesome in the vid.

jangles · 05-28-13, 08:41 AM

I just bought this on Friday, I never played EE.

I was a bit lost for the first hour or two, but it is really growing on me now that I have an small sliver of an idea of what to do.

I love the units, I have Harriers and Lynx Heli's!, two of my favourite aircraft of all time.

My only concern is that it's all a bit fast, I would like an option to slow it all down a bit, or is that just me getting old?

Arclight · 05-28-13, 10:30 AM

Nah, prefer slower games too. Lower point games tend to be slower; 3 player with 2k points or 4 player with 3k. It's getting really tight if you tweak it down for 2 player teams (only 500 each).

Tried the tutorials? Can take your time in those.

05-28-13, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

Nah, prefer slower games too. Lower point games tend to be slower; 3 player with 2k points or 4 player with 3k. It's getting really tight if you tweak it down for 2 player teams (only 500 each).

Tried the tutorials? Can take your time in those.

I do quite like the low points games as well.. albeit I cant buy as much off the bat, but I enjoy really having to think about wether or not you can afford the decision. Only prob is if you get beat in your first push, and the opponent picks up on that, you can get rushed into defeat since you have no real defense after that.

I would prefer a less economy, maybe a few points less per sector?? I quite liked how EEs was set up.

Oberon · 05-29-13, 02:37 PM

Liking the look of the campaign so far, just completed the very short campaign, feel a bit sorry for Aalborg but orders are orders. Pity that the map doesn't show the devastation of a tactical nuke strike, but could be a tricky thing to code. All in all, so far so good.

05-24-13, 07:20 AM	#8
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	IR SAMs do well against helos; their effectiveness against fixed-wing was reduced because the regular MANPADS/IR-SAM spam made use of ground attack planes suicidal at best. I'm guessing you're a NATO player? __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

05-24-13, 07:38 AM	#9
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05-28-13, 10:30 AM	#13
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Nah, prefer slower games too. Lower point games tend to be slower; 3 player with 2k points or 4 player with 3k. It's getting really tight if you tweak it down for 2 player teams (only 500 each). Tried the tutorials? Can take your time in those. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

05-11-13, 09:25 PM	#3
reignofdeath Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Meh, I dont know if Im into the whole themed battle idea, I like just going in with a deck and trying to win

05-13-13, 12:30 PM	#4
andritsos Gunner Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 92 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	I bought it, and apparently i have the feeling to be the successor of world in conflict ( my favourite tactical game i ever played ) , but on a bigger scale even tho maybe less chaotic. However until now i have a bit of a hard time to get used to the whole game, the controls with the mouse and that in my opinion it seems more clumsy compared to WiC for now. Is there a way to make the camera rotate by putting the mouse on the sides of the screen? but i am in love about the huge quantity of vehicles/ planes

05-21-13, 10:03 PM	#6
reignofdeath Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Thoughts on the newest patch?! Go!

05-24-13, 06:17 AM	#7
andritsos Gunner Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 92 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	One thing i find quite annoying with all the latest matches i had played is that there is too much 'camping'/ 'bubbling'. like players rushing to reach a sort of place in the middle or just below the middle of their map, and ammassing their units there/SAM's and doing nothing. Just waiting for any attempt to sparehead. So in whatever attempt you do to attack them to break this boring stalemate( or i am not able to) , you are getting crushed. Also when an opportunity arises if there's some movement and i go for it, most of the times my other teammates do nothing to support and stay in their respective bubble/camping leading again to catastrophic results ( my deck alone cant cope to CAS, push forward and support all at the same time). Maybe its me that i wouldnt want to wait minutes and minutes doing close to nothing apart some micronaging of infantry Lastly a noticeable change i saw was in SAM's, now their range is incredibly nerfed against helos( IMHO, i'd prefer if the become a bit more agile)

05-24-13, 07:45 AM	#10
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Damn...tactical nuclear strikes...that's a game changer right there. I hope that they do a DLC with this kind of campaign ported to Germany/West Europe. That would be...beautiful. One week to go...

05-24-13, 01:20 PM	#11
bertieck476 Chief Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 327 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	It looks awesome in the vid.

05-28-13, 08:41 AM	#12
jangles Sailor man Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 48 Downloads: 84 Uploads: 0	I just bought this on Friday, I never played EE. I was a bit lost for the first hour or two, but it is really growing on me now that I have an small sliver of an idea of what to do. I love the units, I have Harriers and Lynx Heli's!, two of my favourite aircraft of all time. My only concern is that it's all a bit fast, I would like an option to slow it all down a bit, or is that just me getting old?

05-29-13, 02:37 PM	#15
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Liking the look of the campaign so far, just completed the very short campaign, feel a bit sorry for Aalborg but orders are orders. Pity that the map doesn't show the devastation of a tactical nuke strike, but could be a tricky thing to code. All in all, so far so good.